Comparing The Romans And The Han Dynasty Chinese

As one rises, another falls. Civilizations undulated in historic times more frequently than waves in an ocean; however, most of them are forgotten to this day because of their insignificant impact. The Roman and Chinese Empires were established like any other civilization, but rose to power through proper governing of the people. They later became so successful that they emulated one another in different fields of culture. The Han Dynasty was one of many dynasties in ancient China and it was able to change the outlook on society because of its radical and novel ideology based on Confucianism. During the dynasty, the emperor Wudi pushed borders and trade like no other dynasty of its kind and conquered land past China's century long

The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire both ruled for considerably long periods, spanning over four centuries around the same time. The Zhou Dynasty, an early Chinese empire, ruled to around the beginning of the Han Dynasty. Their government was based on feudalism; this giving power to the rich in their society. Overextension led to the fall of their rule, leading to the rise of Confucianism and Legalism. These beliefs along with Taoism led to the warring states period, these views leading to the start of the Qin Dynasty and then to the Confucianist Han Dynasty. Like the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Roman Empire began with nobility rule. A difference would be that the Roman Republic's fall had more to do with the tension between the classes. This leading to Julius Caesar's rule, like Qin Shi Huangdi the Emperor of the Qin Shi Dynasty. Caesar's assassination lead to the rise of the Roman Empire. The beginning of their regions early powers began around the same period and spanned for around the same length, this provided for similarities between the two, such as tension between classes, and expansion of their trade routes, a difference being the succession of leaders in both of their governments.

Han China, Mauryan/Gupta India, and Imperial Rome all stand as the first empires of the world. These three great empires have many similarities along with several differences. The overarching theme of government, the labor force, and economy all played a role in unifying and diversifying these ancient governments.

Similarities shared between the Han dynasty and the Roman empire were the amount of years both empires lasted, which was more than 400 years with the Roman empire lasting some decades longer. Their governments were also very similar, and although the Roman empire had a Republic, it was only a Republic in name and really functioned as an Absolute Monarchy like the Han dynasty. Their economy both depended on agriculture, so the source of wealth was based on land ownership, and the government revenues were based on a percentage tax on the annual harvest. They both had roads built to unify the empires and crucial regions by improving communications, trade, access to resources, and military movement. In the area of family and society, both lived by a patriarchy and fathers were revered by their families, their households had shrines dedicated to their ancestors and to ensure good fortune on the living they held rituals. Both empires had rituals and themes that ensured loyalty to the empire, as well as being exposed to new religions

Both Han China and Imperial Rome lasted approximately 400 years and spent many of those years expanding their empire through many similar and different methods of political control. For example a similarity between the two empires was that they both were patriarchal and saved political roles for men. A difference between the two empires was that both of their governments were structured differently, Han China’s structure was based on Confucianism values, as Rome emphasized a legal system. Both Han China and Imperial Rome had strong political control which led to their growth two of the greatest empires in the Classical Age. They grew at their own pace, but they shared similar methods of political control.

Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire had a significant influence on the future of their empires. The Han Dynasty began in 206 B.C.E to 220 C.E. and set the pattern for most of Chinese history. The Roman Empire began in 27 B.C.E. to 476 C.E., lasting almost 500 years. The Han Dynasty has many similarities with the Roman Empire such as their significance of imperial armies and hierarchical structure, but they have differences too such as religion and philosophy ("Roman Empire v. Han Dynasty").

In Ancient times, the Han and the Romans were two of the greatest civilizations to ever exist. Although they excelled in technology, the two civilizations had different attitudes toward it. The Han Civilization’s attitude towards technology was more open and welcoming while the Romans were very strict and believed technology would only be used for necessary tasks. The Han Dynasty were more flexible than the Romans when it came to their point of view of technology.

The Han and Roman empires thrived during the Classical Period, in which rose the first great empires and a heavier influence of religion, due to increased trade and the spread of not only goods, but ideas and knowledge. From second century BCE to second century CE the Han Empires’ attitude toward new technology, in general, was more positive and centered toward themselves than the Romans. The Romans even adopted the motto “gravitas” or seriousness towards all matters, not solely technology, which caused the Romans to have a more neutral and lower attitude of technology than Han China. Han China was proud of their technology and viewed themselves as the greatest empirical entity at the time. A Han government official wrote to local officials

Jacob Stauffer Steven Hill World Civ I 5/29/18 Roman and Han economy The way the economy works and that we live under today differs greatly compared to what Rome and China lived under. We’ve found ourselves using a similar structure of economy when it comes to agriculture, the use of roads, political systems, military, government etc. Early Rome and China both shared these similarities for survival and progression towards a stronger and revitalized economy. However, both empires shared a great number or similarities and differences when it came to social and political matters.

The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E, - 220 C.E.) and the Roman Empire (31 B.C.E – 476 C.E.) were both very powerful and influential forces during their time. These two empires have numerous similarities and differences between their political and military structure. For starters, these empires differed in how to rule; the Han Dynasty had a single emperor who made all the decisions, whereas the Romans had a democratic government who gave power to the people. (Ch. 8, Ch. 11) Both of these empires lasted approximately 400 years and had enormous populations. (China: Ch.

Two empires from two different time periods are different, but are also similar at the same time. These two power house empires are the Roman Empire of the west and the Han Dynasty in China to the east. Both the Empires of China and Rome were ruled by an emperor who maintained imperial control, however, the Chinese instituted a system of scholar bureaucrats that gained their position through merit, while the Romans never achieved such an elaborate bureaucracy. The Hans were also more technologically advanced and culturally creative, and had a different treatment of their emperors.

The second wave civilizations in Period 2 were different from the first wave civilizations of Period 1. They expanded out instead of staying in one geographical location and were more complex. Two of these civilizations were Imperial Rome and the Han Dynasty in China. With these two civilizations being so far apart, finding similarities between them is more difficult than finding differences. The religions, the way positions were earned, and the collapses of the Han Dynasty of China and Imperial Rome may have a few things in common, but, in the end, the differences outweigh the similarities.

Both the Roman Empire and The Han Dynasty have barriers that helped protect them from outside invaders. The Han Empire has The Great Wall of China, previously built by Emperor Qin. The Chinese use this as an advantage and aids the empire in guarding themselves against the remains of the Xiongnu tribes to the north (Tsao 35). Turning the focal point to Rome, they do not have a major, physical barrier in the Mediterranean. However, the Roman Empire did create a wall in 121 A.D.

In 3rd century BCE, two of the most remarkable, globalizing empires—the Han dynasty and the Roman empire—were emerging disassociated from one another. Despite this isolation, there shared several similarities as they also had differences. Tracing its origins to the Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE), the Han dynasty lasted from 206 BCE all the way to 220 BCE. Thousands of miles away, the Roman empire enjoyed its seemingly everlasting power from 300 BCE to 300 CE. While maximizing military strength, these two powerhouses set a precedent of empires as they found ways to integrate their conquered subjects and neighbors.

During the Classical Period, Ancient Rome and the Han Dynasty in China were two prospering civilizations. On one hand, there was Ancient Rome, which was a civilization in the Mediterranean area that had been able to last about one-thousand years. Ancient Rome was also considered to be one of the most influential civilizations. The Han Dynasty on the other hand lasted four-hundred years and instead of being the most influential society, the Han Dynasty was one of the most prominent and distinguished dynasties in China. There are two parts that Ancient Rome could be divided into, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. The Roman Republic had a timeline of 509 B.C.E - 27 B.C.E and the Roman